Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-12

because the elevators are filIed rs their III
most capacity and the shippers are unable
4 to procure cars. Two new lines of railway
have been built this year through the east
ern and southern parts OF The county,
greatly enhancing the value Of farm lands
Large quantities 81 stock have been shipped
into this region during the past two months
| from Wisconsin and Iowa, owing to the
fine pastnrage which tho native grasses
afford. Hundreds Of tons OF hay has been
5cnt this year Tor shipment TO the Eastern
Clark for dinner. Avaluable 40 acre tract
belonging to the rthWestern RAILWAY.
Company has been purchased by ID. Wayne
Of Clark consid ation, 500 per. acre. (
Nish Vitidage a miner in the Tower,
MINI. mines and two daughters lost their
lives by the burning Of the house ii the
night When the father awoke his sleeping
roon was filed with smoke to suffocation.5
He hastily aroused his wife who made her
escape with q little child. Going to the
room where bis two daughters, aged eight
ona seXs ,ny years. were tssopn he tossed
supposed, but in reality the child was
thrown against the wall and remained In
the room to meet her death. The father
left the house with the other girl who was
dead before he reached the open air. The
father himself. slt33aasS 1919; ~ b +
i Mrs. Alexander Mitchell of Milwau-
kee has gone to California, to reside there
permanently, it is said. Unpleasantness
has occurred, it is reported between Mrs.
Mitchell and her son in regard to the settle
m men ct the vast property left by Mr.;
sale Of the Homestead on Grand avenue by
John Z. Mitchell has decided his mother, It
is said, to leave that city. Mrs. Mitchell
did not receive, as stated 100000 for her
life tenure Of the homestead, hut is to get
from her son John L. Mitchell &c, 900 year
as long as she lives as a consideration SO far
as concerns this portion Of her dead hus-
bands estate. ". 4. .>7.s..4
Rather q singular thing, in legal practice,
occurred on the Milwaukee bound train be-
tween Fennimore and Montfort, Wis. It
was the opening day Of the Iowa county,
Wis, circuit court, Judge George Clement
son presiding, and the train was crowded
with lawyers, witnesses and jurors going to
the county seat at Dodgeville. Among the
passengers were Judges Clementson and
Dodgeville a motl6n that had been set for a
hearing in chambers at Lancaster, but
which had beenpostp The accommodating
judge listened to the argument OF the coun-
sci, and before Montfort was reached gave
the decision in the case, which was adverse
to the motion.
The annual session of the general
assembly Knights of Labor began at
Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 3rd, about $50
delegates then being present General
Master Workman Powderly is In attend
ance, and two factions appear in the con-
+S~y~
him. Most OF sessions Of the assembly are
secret An open session was held and
Mayor Ames delivered an address of
welcome to the city, which was responded
to by W. L. Griffith Of Chicago; short ad-
dresses were Also made by Ralph Beaumont
in the Washington rink which is handsome
ly decorated. ::
At Bismarck, OAK, the jury in the
case Of Henry Baker, charged with poison
ing Peter Olson, returned verdict of not
guilty, after being out fifty hours. Counsel
for the defendant was William Erwin of st.
Paul and Dennis Hennafin Of Bismarck.
This was the second trial Of Baker, the jury
in the first having disagreed. The
evidence was all circumstantial. In, the
United States court the jury in the case of
Sergeant Gunther, charged with Mayhem,
found the defendant guilty: Gunther was
to place w. B. Kendle in the guard houss
used unnecessary violence and kicked HE
eye out. :5.
The manager of Dennis Ryan's wheat
farm in Kittson county, Mimi, said at St. |
Paul, ION Mr.. Ryan's farm we had $500 |
acres in wheat and it averages over twenty |
five bushels to the acre, making in all about !
900 bushels. The price is 60 cents, q
great difference from the $1.25 we got in the |
years gone by. But high prices for wheat |
is thing of the past. We must raise wheat
for 60 cents or less from now on. I believe |
the farmers can do it now and make !
money" He also said there was great |
difficulty in getting cars for shipping wheat. |
A book agent from Chicago, named
W. l.. Smith tried to commit suicide at the |
Washington house, Fargo, Oak. He paid
man IS cents to hang him. They went to |
the barn, found a rope, and when about |